Ash Still Has One Big Thing He Could Accomplish In The Pokemon Anime

Ash failed to win Pokemon League championships in many regions that he explored, so becoming World Champion was a significant moment for him to say the least. With Ash pulling off such an incredible feat, there isn’t much left for him to accomplish in the Pokemon world, which could be a big reason why the anime writers are wanting to move on and focus on new protagonists. However, there is still at least one thing left for Ash to do before he could be truly considered the very best like no one ever was.

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The tagline for the original Pokemon anime series was “Gotta catch ’em all,” and Ash is not even close to achieving that particular goal. As of the latest episodes of the Pokemon anime series, Ash has not even caught 100 unique Pokemon, which is surprising considering how long he’s been on the show. Despite Ash being featured as the main hero in the Pokemon anime series for over 25 years, he has not even gotten close to catching all 1,008 Pokemon that exist in the franchise as of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

Starting in January, the Pokemon anime series will air 11 more episodes focusing on Ash to wrap up his adventures, and then it will transition to the new protagonists, who live in the Paldea region. It’s highly unlikely that Ash will catch all the Pokemon he’s missing over the course of those 11 episodes, especially since they seem to be more focused on him revisiting old friends. Considering this, it seems safe to say that Ash will not catch ’em all by the time he and Pikachu leave the anime series.

Even though Ash and Pikachu will no longer be the main characters in the Pokemon anime series after the next 11 episodes are up, he may still make an appearance every now and then. In fact, there is a fan theory that one of the new Pokemon anime characters is Ash’s daughter, though that has yet to be confirmed by The Pokemon Company. Pokemon fans will have to tune in to the new episodes to know for sure, but regardless, it will be interesting to see if the anime is able to hold fans’ interest without Ash and Pikachu leading the charge.

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